June Daugherty
June Daugherty
June Daugherty is an American women's college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Washington State University. turned around the WSU women's basketball program by bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, has improved attendance numbers and has overseen student-athletes who place premiums on academics and community service. Prior to becoming a head coach, Daugherty served as an assistant coach at Kent State Universityand Stanford Universityunder Tara Vanderveer. During the 2011-2012 season, Daugherty led the Cougars to one of the most...
fun players throw weapons
We are not a one-horse team. We are going to throw 10 to 12 players out there. When we can do that, especially when we are flat, it is fun to see all the different weapons that we have.
basketball chance everybody figure grab knows opposite percent players rebounds shoot
I think everybody in basketball knows that about 70 percent of the rebounds go opposite of from where you shoot it. So we just figure if you get more players on the opposite side, we've got a chance mathematically to grab a lot more boards.
capable defend defense players
We're going to have to defend them. All of their players are capable of big numbers. Our defense is going to be tested.
group players reason step talented willing
We have a very talented group of players who I know are more than willing to step up, and what better reason to step up than for Kayla Burt.
great group players reason step talented
We have a very talented group of players and now they have a great reason to step up with Kayla gone. What better reason to step up than Kayla Burt?
giving home knew obviously players streak week
It was huge. I thought that the players responded well all week in practice, obviously disappointed in giving up one at home after the streak that we had, and we knew that we did not play to our potential.
defense packing road talk
We always talk about packing our defense and our rebounding when we go on road trips. That's what we have to do.
basketball couple forgive hats leaving passion seen town
This town has such a passion about women's basketball. Hats off to our fans. I think I may have seen a couple leaving early, but we'll forgive them.
fought kids role took underdog
We kind of took on the underdog role all year. And these kids got better and fought hard.
anyway asked ready twice
Twice I asked her if she was ready to go back. She said, 'No,' but I put her back in anyway and she responded.
people step
Obviously, we'll have to go a little deeper. ... Like with anything else, people will have to step up.
anxious excited knows
She's fine, and we're anxious to get over and see her. She knows we won, and she's excited about that.
afraid leader people
She's a leader by example, and she's not afraid to tell people what they need to do as well.
gonna handle key point report scouting
She's a key factor. It's gonna be real important she understands the scouting report on each one of them, because she'll end up on each one at some point in the game. And she's got to handle their pressure.